Congress really can't expect institutions to continue disproportionately serving vulnerable students while simultaneously fighting to receive the vital funding.
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Davis highlights the funding challenges faced by institutions serving vulnerable students.
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You know, in this committee we talk a lot about student debt and certainly that is something that is weighing in this country with about $1.5 trillion in student debt having incredible consequences not only in terms of student's ability to pay it back, but also in terms of their career choices.
I encourage my colleagues in Congress, from both sides of the aisle, to come together today and offer positive solutions.
This gap is particularly devastating for teachers of color, who already shoulder disproportionately more student debt than their white peers.
I think that is important, because what we are trying to do is, at the same time, sort of build resiliency in the population so people begin to ask those questions: Who is supporting this? How are they doing it? Where is the money coming from? Et cetera.





